Shakespeare and English HistoryLittlefield, 1966 - 149 pagini The ten history plays of Shakespeare, when studied in historical sequence, cover a period of 320 years. In this unusual book, the action in each of the plays is synopsized, and characters and motivations are discussed in detail The author introduces each of the plays with a lengthy description of the actual history of the period in which the Shakespeare play takes place, so that students may readily grasp Shakespeare's art in constructing drama out of history. -- From publisher's description. |
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Pagina 51
... give him away . The play ends with the close of the battle of Shrewsbury , and we see the king starting off to fight ... gives free- dom to one of his captives who had that day so well acquitted himself in battle , the Earl Douglas ...
... give him away . The play ends with the close of the battle of Shrewsbury , and we see the king starting off to fight ... gives free- dom to one of his captives who had that day so well acquitted himself in battle , the Earl Douglas ...
Pagina 75
... give thee cure ! Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation ? Will it give place to flexure and low bending ? Can'st thou , when thou command'st the beggar's knee , Command the health of it ? No , thou ...
... give thee cure ! Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation ? Will it give place to flexure and low bending ? Can'st thou , when thou command'st the beggar's knee , Command the health of it ? No , thou ...
Pagina 116
... give Buckingham time to make his speech at the Guildhall and report his results ; and to prove by the words of the scrivener that Hastings had been doomed long before he had been arrested . Buckingham's speech at the Guildhall was not ...
... give Buckingham time to make his speech at the Guildhall and report his results ; and to prove by the words of the scrivener that Hastings had been doomed long before he had been arrested . Buckingham's speech at the Guildhall was not ...
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Kings of England 10661272 | 6 |
CHAPTER II | 7 |
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action affairs Anjou Anne army Arthur barons battle became Bedford Bishop Black Prince born brother Buckingham Calais captured character Charles Charles VI Chronicles claim court crown Date of Composition daughter death defeated deposed died dramatic Duke of Gloucester Duke of York Earl of March Edmund Mortimer Edward Edward III Elizabeth English history Falstaff father Faulconbridge forces French king Glendower Hastings Henry Bolingbroke Henry's historical plays Holinshed Hotspur immediately Isabella Joan John of Gaunt John's Katharine King Henry King John king of England king of France king's Lady Lancaster later London Lord Louis Margaret marriage married mother murdered Normandy Northumberland parliament peace Percy Philip Plantagenet Play Historic plot Pope protector quarrel queen rebellion reign Richard II Richard of Gloucester Roger Salic Law says scene Shakespeare slain Somerset Suffolk thee thou throne Tower uncle victory Wales Warwick wife William Winchester Wolsey Yorkists